The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12


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NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE.
Queen Margaret, of Italy, has COL
lected large Hebrew library, with the
latest works on Jewish literature. She is
remarkably proficient in Hebrew, hav-
ing had capable Jewish instructors, and
reads the Old Testament With ease.
Prince Binmarck, on the twenty
fifth anniversary of his CHARACTERISTIC,
received a writing desk made from cannon
balls. On accepting the anomalous pre-
sent, he exclaimed: "God grant that can
non balls may always be as peacefully
employedP Boulanger would hardly en-
dorse the sentiment
The Pope has created the new
Bishopric of Monaco and has appointed
Monsignor Theuret to care for the Catho-
lie sheep OF the gamblers resort. So far
the chief duties OF the church there have
been the christening of children and the
burial OF suicides, but prince and
princess have opened their pockets, and
a grand cathedral church is to be built.
Audubon, tie great naturalist, was
buried in Trinity Cemetery, on Tenth
avenue, New York. A new street is to be
cut through there, and the naturalist's
remains are to be removed to Trinity
churchyard, and monument to his mem
ory will be erected by the Academy Of
Science at the head of the new street,
which is to be called Audubon street.
Miss Middle Morgan, the live stock
reporter of the New York Times, has
been building house on Staten Island
for the last five years, and it is still un-
finished. Nothing could be more eccen-
trio than this brick structure. There are
iron bars at all the first-story windows,
and the largest room in the house is given
over to plunge bath. IL the place is
ever finished Miss Morgan expects to live
there with her sister Jane, who is an
artist.
Rev. Rowland Hill was an eccen-
trio genius. He is said to have taken a
text on one occasion, and to divide his
subject as follows: "First, I shall go into
the subject; Second, shall go over the
subject; Third, shall go round about
the subject; and lastly, shall leave the
subject altogether" With one excep-
ton, many ministers to-day do just about
as described above, the only difference
is, they fail to ego into the subject"
In illustration of the fact that
changes of direction in life-work occur to
all, and are often the proof of strong
large nature, Col. Higginson recites the
case Of Alexander Agassiz. The profess
or, now the inheritor of his fathers
work, supposed himself in youth to care
only for mathematics. Then there are
the two brothers, Professors w. u. and
j. ID. Whitney-a philologist who began
as geologist, and a geologist who at first
regarded himself as philologist.
The pope has recently rendered
decision in the important matter of colors
most suitable for the dress of young wo-
men. His niece, Maria Pecci, is to be
married next month TO an officer in the
papal guards. The pope is superintend-
ing the selection of dresses of the bride
elect, and has sent letter to his niece
through his secretary, in which he ex.
pressly stipulates that her choice of coll
ors is to be limited to three = white,
blue and black. He writes that they
are the three colors most becoming TO
young people, gray and brown suiting
only old women; and as for all other COL
ors, he does not like them.
1t Is said by writer for the Epoch.
that when the SAKE Holm stories first
appeared and some of them were at once
credited to Ell. a., friend who enjoyed
the description of lovely Quakeress in
"My Tourmaline," read it aloud to the
one whom she believed to be the origin
al of the story. The description includ-
ed an allusion to tiny gold pin, with
little chains to it, by which the fair Qua
keress always fastened the white lace
over her bosom. "When write to Fl. FL.
what shall tell her yor said about the
story?" asked the friend anxious to tease
ID. H., with an apparent discovery of the
authorship, and curious to see how the
beautiful Quakeress would accept fat
tering description that it seemed almost
impossible not to associate with herself.
"Thee may tell her." was the gentle re-
ply, with scarcely deepening of the ex-
quisite pink on her cheek, "thee may tell
her, the description of the pin is very life
likep
Hon. Levi P. Morton and his wife,
says the Syracuse Courier, are exceed
ingly charitable, and there is scarcely an
in New York city to which they
do not subscribe. He spends thousands
OF dollars each year in this way. Grace
Church House, beautiful gothic struc-